Alaska State Troopers: March 5Feb. 27 At 10:45 a.m., a man reported his truck had fishtailed, gone into a ditch, and rolled several times after he hit black ice near mile 24 of the Chiniak Highway. The man was alone in the vehicle and was not wearing his seatbelt but reported no injuries. Damage to the vehicle was estimated at $5,000.

Using public tax dollars?This past week’s KDM contained a news story reporting that the Kodiak City Council had voiced support for using public tax dollars to support private development of Swampy Acres. Just to make sure I have my facts straight. First, the land is privately owned by Natives of Kodiak Inc. (NoC Inc.) a revenue-producing corporation. Secondly, this corporation would like to develop the subject land in some fashion in orde...

Art walk starts on FridayThe monthly First Friday art walk by the Kodiak Arts Council kicks off at five different locations on Friday. At Harborside Fly By a group of local photographers led by Sarah Lovette will showcase their work. At the Frame Shop, Carl Royall’s photography will be on display. At the Alutiiq Museum, skin sewer Susan Malutin will be showcasing the hats, mittens, earmuffs and slippers she sews. At the Gerald C. Wilson A...

Hughes leads Kodiak into NLC ChampionshipsFor the past few months, Ila Hughes has proved she doesn’t need to be in water to be successful. She is also pretty good on dry land. The Kodiak High School standout swimmer has made a splash in her return to the girls basketball team. At 4:30 p.m. today, Hughes leads the third-seeded Bears into the Northern Lights Conference Championships against sixth-seeded Palmer at Kenai High School. “She has been huge for ou...

Kodiak seeks repeat crownDavid Anderson couldn’t help but smile when he first looked at the bracket for the Northern Lights Conference Championships. Kodiak’s boys basketball coach was still wearing a smile a day later while watching his team practice at Kodiak High School on Tuesday. His team opens defense of its NLC title at 3 p.m. today against Palmer in an opening-round game at Kenai High School. The winner advances to play in a Frida...

ESS falls to CIAAny dreams of an upset evaporated in the first quarter for the Kodiak Emerging Small Schools’ basketball team. Second-seeded Cook Inlet Academy rattled off the game’s first eight points and cruised to a 74-35 victory over ESS in the opening-round of the boys’ Peninsula Conference Championships Wednesday at Lumen Christi High School in Anchorage. ESS (2-9) dropped to the consolation bracket, where it will have to w...

FLYING HIGH: Tarzan performers prepare for showsThis weekend, the cast of Tarzan will make flying and swinging through the trees look easy, but it took a lot of hard work the week before to get all the wires, vines, harnesses and people coordinated to make it look good. On Saturday, the cast members squeezed into harnesses and were pulled into the air where they soared well above the heads of the people below. The Kodiak Arts Council, the play’s producer, broug...